Denver’s list of charter school options is shrinking by two. Northeast Academy has notified Denver Public Schools that it will close its doors in May, and surrender its charter.

The Montbello-area school, which was first granted a charter in 2004, was designed to feature small class sizes and rigorous content, but has been plagued by poor performance since it opened.

For the past three years, DPS had ranked Northeast Academy “accredited on probation”.
In a report submitted to the DPS board this week, the district’s School Improvement and Accountability Council had recommended that the school’s charter contract not be renewed.

In its review, the committee commended the school’s effort, but concluded that “. . .this effort has not been enough to bring about the positive academic achievement level to meet the needs of the students. . . . ”

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